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<strong>Letters: </strong><strong>Alan Rector</strong> believes NHS data is a major resource for medical research, but the scheme needs safeguards. Plus letters from<strong> Irene Stratton</strong>, <strong>Alison Macfarlane</strong>, <strong>Robert Oulton</strong> and <strong>Celia Berridge</strong>
and wonderful emeritus about the athletes and their personal stories. there is an alternative, which is what the olympics by twitter. boom, boom, boom. it is a different choice. >> you can watch this discussion at 8:30 p.m. eastern on c-span2. >> president obama is on a campaign bus tour in iowa. starting in council bluffs, he criticized paul ryan and other members of congress for not passing a farm bill to help those affected by the drought. this is a little more than a half-hour. ♪ ♪ [chhers] >> hello, iowa. [applause] it's good to be back. [applause] well, it is good to be bac...
regulatory commission has done such a good job of safety in so many different ways. other parts of our energy industry such as drilling for oil offshore could take a lesson from the shared responsibility that nuclear power plants have with each other for making sure they are safe. my own view is, particularly as i look at japan, i was speaking to one of the former ambassadors the other day, japan has closed its plants, that gets rid of 30% of its power for the nation's second or third largest economy. that's a terrible blow. they're having manufacturing on weekends and thermostats ar...
in the clinton administration, professor robert reich joins us. later, the former head of the financial market sheila bair. president obama's nominee to head the nuclear regulatory commission, alison mcfarland said she would work to create a positive working relationship with her fellow commissioners. if confirmed she will replace the current chairman, who resigned after complaints about his management style. california senator barbara bomber chairs this two with-hour hearing. >> we've been discussing the best way to proceed. because we know senators have schedules, we'll withhold ...